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Buds and Flowers of Childish Life
Buds and Flowers of Childish Life

Chapter I

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CHILDISH LIFE.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY OSCAR PLETSCH.
LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL.
NEW YORK: 416, BROOME STREET.
LONDON: LEIGHTON, BROTHERS, MILFORD LANE, STRAND.
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Buds and Flowers of Childish Life

Chapter I

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CHILDISH LIFE.
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WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY OSCAR PLETSCH.
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LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL.
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NEW YORK: 416, BROOME STREET.
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LONDON: LEIGHTON, BROTHERS, MILFORD LANE, STRAND.

Learner Dictionary

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LIFE noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “CHILDISH LIFE.”

All words in this reading · 26

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416

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From this reading NEW YORK: 416, BROOME STREET.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL.

BROADWAY

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From this reading LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL.

BROOME

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From this reading NEW YORK: 416, BROOME STREET.

BROTHERS

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From this reading LONDON: LEIGHTON, BROTHERS, MILFORD LANE, STRAND.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY OSCAR PLETSCH.

CHILDISH

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From this reading CHILDISH LIFE.

GEORGE

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From this reading LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL.

HILL

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From this reading LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL.

ILLUSTRATIONS

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LANE

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From this reading LONDON: LEIGHTON, BROTHERS, MILFORD LANE, STRAND.

LEIGHTON

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From this reading LONDON: LEIGHTON, BROTHERS, MILFORD LANE, STRAND.

LIFEnounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading CHILDISH LIFE.

LONDON

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From this reading LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL.

LUDGATE

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From this reading LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL.

MILFORD

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From this reading LONDON: LEIGHTON, BROTHERS, MILFORD LANE, STRAND.

NEW

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From this reading NEW YORK: 416, BROOME STREET.

OSCAR

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PLETSCH

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From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY OSCAR PLETSCH.

ROUTLEDGE

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From this reading LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL.

SONS

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From this reading LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL.

STRAND

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From this reading LONDON: LEIGHTON, BROTHERS, MILFORD LANE, STRAND.

STREET

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From this reading NEW YORK: 416, BROOME STREET.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL.

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

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YORK

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From this reading NEW YORK: 416, BROOME STREET.